Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1922
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BOROUGH OF GREENWICH,
Causes op Death. | Deaths in Whole District at Subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Localities at all ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District | ||||||||||||||||||||
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All Ages | Under 1 | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards - | Greenwich East | Greenwich West | St. Nicholas, Deptford | Charlton | Kidbrooke | Gr'n'ch & Deptford Hospital | Seamen's Hospital | Miller Hospital | Herbert Military Hospital | Brook Hospital M.A.B. | Cottage Hospital | Other Institutions | Outside Institutions | |||
All Causes | Certified | 473 | 44 | 33 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 56 | in | 161 | 182 | 156 | 56 | 71 | 8 | 105 | 19 | 15 | .. | .. | 4 | 65 | 408 | |
Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Small-Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 14 | ||
Scarlet Fever | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | |
Whooping Cough | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | 15 | .. | .. | 5 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 4 | 32 | |
Influenza | 43 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 23 | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cerebro-Spina! Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Dysentery | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Phthisis (Pul. Tuberculosis) | 37 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 8 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 16 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | |
Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 4 | .. | 8 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 29 | |
Bronchitis | 57 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 39 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 49 | |
Broncho-Pneumonia | 44 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 7 | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 22 | |
Pneumonia (all other forms) | 31 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 4 | .. | .. | 11 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 31 | |
Other Diseases of Respira torv Organs | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | ||
Diarrhœa and Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 10 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 14 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 13 | |
Suicides | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Heart | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 19 | |
Other Defined Diseases | 99 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 60 | 43 | 25 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 22 | 101 | |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | .. | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | |
473 | 44 | 33 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 56 | 111 | 161 | 182 | 156 | 56 | 71 | 8 | 105 | 19 | 15 | . . | 11 | . . | 4 | 65 | 408 |